Razor-blade.



E. WBCK. y RAZOR BLADE. APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1909,

Patented July 27, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE.

EDWARD Wltili, OF Nl'liiT YORK, N. Y.

RAZOR-BLADE.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD WECK, a citizen ofthe United States, and aresident of the Ahandle and whichmay be removed and re-I proved blade.

,parts -placed by another of identical construction whenever, for anycause, the blade becomes unsuited for use. This object is accomlished bvmv invention one embodiment of which is hereinafter sei. forth.

For a more particular description of my invention reference is to be hadto the'accompanying drawings forming` a part hereof in Which- Figure lisa perspectiveview of my irn- Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on theline 2 2 of Fig". 1, looking` in the diiection of the arrows.

Throughout the various views of the drawsimilar reference charactersdesignate similar' parts.

My improved blade l consists of three A blade strip 2 having a cutting`edge ground thereon andannde of hard 'razor steel. On this is folded amild steel reinforce 3, which is bent as shown in Fig. 2, envclo )ingmost of the blade strip and extendii'ig from the bevel ofthe cuttingedge around the back 4 Specification of Letters Patent.

Applioaton filed January 14, 1909. Serial No. 472,171.

Patented July 27, 1909.

and on the opposed side nearly to the cutting" ,whieh is folded aroundthe baek but extends less than halfway u the sides. This secondreinforce 4 is made iieavy and substantial as com )ared with the'firstvreinforce 3. As a result of this construction the blade 1 possessesseveral advantageous features, avery thin metal strip 2 with flexiblebevel and cutting edge and sligl'itly flexible sides where the first.reinforce 3 is exposed, and an exceedingly rigid and thick backing asshown at 4 where the two reinforces 3 and 4 are both wr-t )ped aroundthe strip 2.

l aving thus described my invention what l claim is.

In a devieeo-f the class described, a razor blade composed of a thincenter strip with a'

